San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-15

The ladies Of the San Antonio Home
for Children, have decided 10 begin a
weekly sewing society for the benefit OF
the G. ildren. Considerable material has
been donated, and II Is believed that
ladies who may NOT be able 70 benent
the Home In other ways will be willing
TO donate u few hours OF each week 10
this work. These meetings will be held
every Tue sday afternoon at the Home.
and everybody Is invited to lend help
Ing hand.
Mr.. Henry l.. Dignowity this morn
Ing made application 10 the county com
missiont rs to be refunded some S6O PAID
by him for n tax title on forced TAX
sale When he went to lO"k Tor the lana
he had bought, IL was found to De no
whar" or NJ least was short In the sur
vey about 532 acres.
Emma Abbott, when she appeared
In Fl Paso, sung to crowded audience
In an old variety theatre and dance hall,
that IN former days had been dlve'
The place has now been christered the
Howard opera house, and thus Abbott,
instead Of christening one opera mouse
in fexss. christen' d two.
MIR q. w. Moody, Of Pagan, Ban
dera county, left at the LIGHT office
very fine specimen of Gypsum, thar 10
now exhibited 10 the offine window.
Thousands OF tons of this useful mate
rial can be found near the spot where
this came from.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
Baptist church will have their quarterly
"upen meeting" tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock nj the First Baptist church.
One Of the features of the meeting Will
be a reading by Mrs. Thorpe.
Ben. Mauermsnn says be knows
nothing about buying q half-interest In
the Neuman. Lange oil mills. His
brother Gus has been partner though,
for some years.
Prince Warmers side Of the Warner
Andrews case IL quite different from
Andrews side Of 1t. He has had An
drews arrested for making bloody
threats against him.
The body OF Mexican named Gull
lermO Juar,Z. shot and killed a few days
ago. north OF Kerrville, was brought to
this city by rail Thursday evening last
for burial. The city physician notified
Justice McAllister, but he dii not deem
il necessary to hold an inquest, rs the
man had not died in this county.
The approaching marriage OF Mr..
Robt. Beasley, OF Tennessee, to Miss
Adele Melas, of this city, Is announced.
Wedding on the 10Th.
The Adamless Eden company APP
peared at the opera-bOuse last night in
leg-hit-imate burlesque. There was
stag audience, who were delighted
with the anatomical exhibition.
The annual meeting Of the Bible
- TO- tnh Of a
Madison Square Presbyterian church at
1880 o'clock.
The |. & G. n. train due at ii last
night, did not arrive until l0a IN. TO-
day. Cause Of delay, a freight train
wreck.
Van Dyke Art Union met this morn
ing. Special meeting next Monday
afternoon at $3.50 at Studio. Every menu
Der earnestly requested TO attend.
Constable Ed. Stevens sister fired
pistol shot at a chicken thief In her
mothers ward on Rusk street Al 8 O'Clock
last night, but unfortunately missed
him.
Elisha NJ. Fowler vs.. Jacob
Schuehe and VIM. Esser, for dissolution
of partnership. Is the latest suit filed IN
the district court.
Herman GutZ and Bertha Yanke
have secured a marriage license today.
"A schedule Of assets and liabilities OF
the CrOll & Hansen assignment was
filed with the county clerk today.
The Farmers alliance, Of Bexar
county, is in session at Meyers hall to-
day.
"A freight train was wrecked on the
Missouri Pacific railway, above Taylor.
yesterday, and caused the south-bOund
express a delay Of IL hours. One man
killed 10 the wreck.